Seven Gothic Dramas, 1789–1825The Gothic drama came at a critical moment in the history of the theater, of British culture, and of European politics in the shadow of Frances revolution and the fall of Napoleon. It offered playwrights a medium to express the prevailing ideological tensions of romanticism and revolution, and also responded to a growing and changing theater audience. In a wide ranging introduction, Cox explores Gothic dramas links with romanticism and its relation to